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pro-government medical workers turn out in protest but it's interesting about these protests in the healthcare sector is that it's different from a sociological point of view from all the protests we're seeing around spain we've seen of course teachers and. public sector workers of all sorts transporter all the services are basically on strike or are staging protests now what is different about the is that you have doctors which are traditionally in spain like elsewhere are traditionally more conservative very much the same they backed the government prior to election so this is their own people very center happy with the way the government is going so i think it will it will make a difference it will it will cost some extra problems for that for the current government. as unemployment brings despair to what was once a land of prosperity many of those who are hunting for better live and almost making some unexpected choices you see cavanagh reports from venezuela on why the country is becoming watch active place to move to. with no end in sight to the financial crisis many are finding refuge i
pro-government medical workers turn out in protest but it's interesting about these protests in the healthcare sector is that it's different from a sociological point of view from all the protests we're seeing around spain we've seen of course teachers and. public sector workers of all sorts transporter all the services are basically on strike or are staging protests now what is different about the is that you have doctors which are traditionally in spain like elsewhere are traditionally more...
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they spent over $50 million just fighting against healthcare. >> we're talking about the vast amount of american people. now it's being sold as social security cuts as a slight tweak to inflation adjustment which everyone knows it's just a story. it's just a cut by some other name. yeah, i think there is a sense that you do something counter intuitive, the "washington post" will applaud, and that's the end of the story. >> john: well, i want to come back to that note. i also want to ask you what you think of today's decidedly right-wing appointments by the left-wing president. coming up when all is said and done, what will the president's new cabinet look like? older and whiter i guess. more from our panel coming up next. but when joint pain and stiffness from psoriatic arthritis hit even the smallest things became difficult. i finally understood what serious joint pain is like. i talked to my rheumatologist and he prescribed enbrel. enbrel can help relieve pain, stiffness, and stop joint damage. because enbrel, etanercept suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to f
they spent over $50 million just fighting against healthcare. >> we're talking about the vast amount of american people. now it's being sold as social security cuts as a slight tweak to inflation adjustment which everyone knows it's just a story. it's just a cut by some other name. yeah, i think there is a sense that you do something counter intuitive, the "washington post" will applaud, and that's the end of the story. >> john: well, i want to come back to that note. i...
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the discussions in regard to defense dollars, you would hear about compensation whether it is through healthcare dollars or the conversation about maintenance and equipment. you never hear about our reliance on the contractors and how that has become commonplace in the new normal for the defense establishment. i would like your thoughts on that. >> i am ignorant of the relevant issues. i would like to see what studies there are that get an answer to how much of the trend to contracting out has saved money and how much it has not because it is a mix. the answer is important because the trend has gone far, probably too far. >> an anecdote in support of that -- a former colleague of mine who ended up in charge of the training command in afghanistan said contractors would not do what is not in the contract. there is no substitute for a volunteer soldier or marine who will do whatever the job takes. whatever danger or risk is involved. there is some routine civilian type functions that would be better performed by civilians and contractors. we are trying to get contractors in the compaq zone -- comba
the discussions in regard to defense dollars, you would hear about compensation whether it is through healthcare dollars or the conversation about maintenance and equipment. you never hear about our reliance on the contractors and how that has become commonplace in the new normal for the defense establishment. i would like your thoughts on that. >> i am ignorant of the relevant issues. i would like to see what studies there are that get an answer to how much of the trend to contracting...
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@Ñ@Ñ [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> jennifer: we have good news and bad news tonight on the cost of healthcare in america. first, the good news. according to the obama administration the rate of increase in healthcare spending went up 3.9% in 2011. a mall amount. it's the same increase that we saw in 2009 and 2010. for the record those are the lowest up ticks in more than half a century. pretty good. now for the bad news. anthem blue cross wants to hike their premiums by 26%. insurers in florida and ohio have already increased patients' rates by 20%. how is this happening and what can be done to stop it? we're going to put those questions to dave jones, who is leading the charge against the wild rate hikes that the insurance companies are planning. he's coming to us from sacramento. dave welcome inside "the war room." >> a pleasure to be with you jennifer. >> jennifer: tell us for people who have not been following this, why are these rate hikes happening in some states and not in others? >> the problem in california and other states is that there is nothing in the affordable care act or in st
@Ñ@Ñ [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> jennifer: we have good news and bad news tonight on the cost of healthcare in america. first, the good news. according to the obama administration the rate of increase in healthcare spending went up 3.9% in 2011. a mall amount. it's the same increase that we saw in 2009 and 2010. for the record those are the lowest up ticks in more than half a century. pretty good. now for the bad news. anthem blue cross wants to hike their premiums by 26%. insurers in...
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like any other healthcare provider we are reimbursed to provide specific preventativingses to low-income patients, as the case for decades, federal funds cannot be used to provide abortion. planned parenthood own statistics show over the last three yearing it performed million abortions at consistent annual rate. in the same time period, the organization had nearly 30% drop in cancer screenings and more than 11% drop to contraceptive services. >> funding battles are brewing across the country as number of states sought to block planned parenthood accessing their fund. the obama administration has often stepped in. directly funding the organization itself, o threatening to withhold federal funding unless they refund the decision. >> every time we defund on state level the president steps in and says over my dead body. >> there is a legal battle in texas where the state demanded none of the funding go to planted parenthood and that would leave poor women without healthcare. monday, the human services commission announced it locked in more than enough doctors for the people depended on the
like any other healthcare provider we are reimbursed to provide specific preventativingses to low-income patients, as the case for decades, federal funds cannot be used to provide abortion. planned parenthood own statistics show over the last three yearing it performed million abortions at consistent annual rate. in the same time period, the organization had nearly 30% drop in cancer screenings and more than 11% drop to contraceptive services. >> funding battles are brewing across the...
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or the healthcare system. in fact, this is a problem that goes way beyond the healthcare system to encompass a broad range of potentially other factors as well. >> bill: so lots, lots to get into here on this health report with dr. ana diez-roux. michael tomasky is joining us in the next hour as a "friend of bill." team press is here. peter ogborn, dan henning. phil backert on phones. cyprian boldting has got the cameras. we'll get right into the health issue. but first... >> this is the "full court press." >> quick check of other headlines making news. ben affleck did not get best director nomination for the upcoming oscars but that took a backseat last night when he won big at the critics choice award winning best director for "argo" and the movie won best picture overall. others included daniel day-lewis for lincoln. jessica chastain for "zero dark thirty" and "django unchained" winning screenplay. bradley cooper and jennifer lawrence won for "silver lining playbook." >> bill: it is getting a lot of awards.
or the healthcare system. in fact, this is a problem that goes way beyond the healthcare system to encompass a broad range of potentially other factors as well. >> bill: so lots, lots to get into here on this health report with dr. ana diez-roux. michael tomasky is joining us in the next hour as a "friend of bill." team press is here. peter ogborn, dan henning. phil backert on phones. cyprian boldting has got the cameras. we'll get right into the health issue. but first......
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the 85,000 member california nurses association will join the 10,000-member national union of healthcare workers for a new union entirely of workers in the health sector. both unions have waged strikes against kaiser in the last two years. the move is expected to stoke tensions with the two million- member service employees international union, with plans already in place to recruit the seiu's kaiser permanente workers in california. the seiu defeated the any h.w. in a bitterly contested vote among kaiser permanente california workers in 2011, but the national labor relations board called for an election after finding that the seiu had colluded with kaiser permanente to influence the outcome. then the tories 10 supermax prison in illinois is officially closed its doors on the transfer of the last of its prisoners. prisoner advocates and della members led a campaign for the shuttering of the prison citing harsh conditions that included the use of long-term solitary confinement for a decade or longer. illinois governor announced its closure last year citing budgetary concerns. the american
the 85,000 member california nurses association will join the 10,000-member national union of healthcare workers for a new union entirely of workers in the health sector. both unions have waged strikes against kaiser in the last two years. the move is expected to stoke tensions with the two million- member service employees international union, with plans already in place to recruit the seiu's kaiser permanente workers in california. the seiu defeated the any h.w. in a bitterly contested vote...
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this legislation would limit women's access to the wide range of preventative healthcare services that planned parenhood services provide. including cancer screenings, breath exams and birth control. new jersey was successful in blocking state funds from going to planned parenthood, the federal government stepped in and gave more than $3 million directly to them and its affiliates in new jersey. jon: shannon bream with more on that controversy. thank you. jenna: the obama administration is close to announce a pick to replace treasury secretary timothy geithner. so goes the musical chairs of who is going to be in the president's cabinet. jack lew is the likely nominee. if he picks lew it could set the stage for another contentious confirmation battle. is there any other kind these days, mike emanuel? it seems like everybody that is being picked with the sepgs of senator kerry looks like a tough battle on capitol hill tell us a little bit more about this. >> reporter: good afternoon to you, as you look the at recent nominations these people are all obama people and jack lew has served th
this legislation would limit women's access to the wide range of preventative healthcare services that planned parenhood services provide. including cancer screenings, breath exams and birth control. new jersey was successful in blocking state funds from going to planned parenthood, the federal government stepped in and gave more than $3 million directly to them and its affiliates in new jersey. jon: shannon bream with more on that controversy. thank you. jenna: the obama administration is...
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we are healthcare professionals. >> i did not. >> you did not. >> i had a bad reaction last time. >> i did not yet but i will shortly. >> i know people that have don't the flu shot and have still gotten the flu. >> i never had a flu shot so that is why i haven't got one yet. >> i don't get the flu shot. i don't like it. >> she already had the flu. >> i already had the flu. >> the only time i have done it, it gave me the flu. >> within seconds after that they all got the flu. >> to dr. mark siegel on whether the fears are justified. what do you think, mark? >> all about fear. a lot of the people flooding the ers are not afraid of the flood. might not have symptoms that warrant it. then people afraid of the vaccine. it cannot give you the flu. it has a dead virus in it. you can't get the flu. you can get a little allergic reaction or muscle ache or a sniffle or a tiny fever. it goes away in 24 hours. it doesn't give you the flu. it can't give you autism. people afraid of needles can take a flu mist. it is disturbing the fear we are having of the flu would be replaced by a better vaccin
we are healthcare professionals. >> i did not. >> you did not. >> i had a bad reaction last time. >> i did not yet but i will shortly. >> i know people that have don't the flu shot and have still gotten the flu. >> i never had a flu shot so that is why i haven't got one yet. >> i don't get the flu shot. i don't like it. >> she already had the flu. >> i already had the flu. >> the only time i have done it, it gave me the flu. >>...
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we deconstructed our mental healthcare system. the people who are visiting this havoc upon us are people who can't get that help. we need to build that system. it's not firearms. they have nothing to do with this. stuart: you have to give more power to therapists like yourself to say this guy is dangerous, get him out of here. at the moment you don't have that power, do you? >> right now, if you were that individual, if you had a child who was that individual, you would be routed by an hmo -- hmo a socialist and a clinical nurse. that's the help you would get. if you tried to get that child of yours into an inpatient unit, you would be charged a lot. stuart: we can't afford what you're talking about. we can't afford to do that. >> we can't afford not to do it because these cases filter down to the penal system. they cost much more there. and the bottom line is people are paying this money, if i pay my monthly fee to an hmo, and silently there's a shell game going on where they intend to withhold treatment from me and this is every
we deconstructed our mental healthcare system. the people who are visiting this havoc upon us are people who can't get that help. we need to build that system. it's not firearms. they have nothing to do with this. stuart: you have to give more power to therapists like yourself to say this guy is dangerous, get him out of here. at the moment you don't have that power, do you? >> right now, if you were that individual, if you had a child who was that individual, you would be routed by an...
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got the best healthcare in this country. we do the best that we can for our people. turns out it might not be true. >> bill: it's not true. particularly for young americans. and that's what's really -- stunning. we have -- look at these countries and the countries included -- i saw a list of them here. canada japan australia france germany spain others, as you point out highly-developed high-income countries, united states has the highest infant mortality rate. >> peter: that, to me, is unbelievable. >> bill: among those countries. highest infant mortality rate and its young people have the highest rates of sexually transmitted diseases. teen pregnancy and death from car crashes. so i mean you know, we pride ourselves on being the best in the world in every area. i mean when it comes down to health and we're spending more money than anybody else per capita, we're not. >> peter: i really truly don't get it. i don't get it. i'm thinking to myself well, we don't do a good job taking care of the poor in this country. but it turn
got the best healthcare in this country. we do the best that we can for our people. turns out it might not be true. >> bill: it's not true. particularly for young americans. and that's what's really -- stunning. we have -- look at these countries and the countries included -- i saw a list of them here. canada japan australia france germany spain others, as you point out highly-developed high-income countries, united states has the highest infant mortality rate. >> peter: that, to...
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capitol brought to you today by afsmee under president lee saunders, the largest public employee and healthcare workers' union in the entire country doing great work and you can find out more about their great work at their website, www.afscme.org, making america happen. eric byrnes in studio with us as a friend of bill from bullfight strategies. >> good morning >> bill: regular team here this morning, peter. >> hey, hey. happy monday. woo-hoo >> bill: following social media on twitter and footballing. with this busy inauguration week getting started, we are joined by amanda turkel managing politics managing editor for huffington post. good to talk to you this morning. >> thanks for having me. >> gradlad you are there. a week from today, the official ceremony. yesterday was the official dress rehearsal for the inauguration what's anticipated? big but not as big as last time for the inaugural ceremonies this week. >> absolutely. president obama's first inauguration was one of the most anticipated events people very many seen in quite awhile. there was a purple tunnel of doom. i think this time t
capitol brought to you today by afsmee under president lee saunders, the largest public employee and healthcare workers' union in the entire country doing great work and you can find out more about their great work at their website, www.afscme.org, making america happen. eric byrnes in studio with us as a friend of bill from bullfight strategies. >> good morning >> bill: regular team here this morning, peter. >> hey, hey. happy monday. woo-hoo >> bill: following social...
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you're going to lay people off because now the government is going to help you fund your healthcare. really? i want to have those conversations, not to be confrontational, but to understand what the other side is saying, and i'd like to arm our viewers with the ability to argue with their conservative uncle joe over the dinner table. [ voice of dennis ] allstate. with accident forgiveness, they guarantee your rates won't go up just because of an accident. smart kid. [ voice of dennis ] indeed. are you in good hands? rogaine? well, i'll admit it. i was skeptical at first. but after awhile even my girlfriend noticed a difference. [ male announcer ] rogaine is proven to help stop hair loss. and for 85% of guys, it regrew hair. save up to 42% now at rogaine.com. i think the number one thing that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they can question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us. >> announcer: this is the "full court press." the "bill press show." live on your radio and on
you're going to lay people off because now the government is going to help you fund your healthcare. really? i want to have those conversations, not to be confrontational, but to understand what the other side is saying, and i'd like to arm our viewers with the ability to argue with their conservative uncle joe over the dinner table. [ voice of dennis ] allstate. with accident forgiveness, they guarantee your rates won't go up just because of an accident. smart kid. [ voice of dennis ] indeed....
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you have to choose your pension plan, your healthcare plan, paper or plastic. you have everything thrown in your lap, and maybe most important is the information you choose to consume. you are what you eat. if you eat nothing but chocolate pudding your entire life, then you can venture out there and very your diet. it is all there. there are so many times when i have spoken in public forums and people will say, why are the media not covering x? how did you find out about that? it was on page 6, but they thought it should be on page one. the media you consume are not reflecting your priorities. they are run by people. if you go straight to google news, you can have an algorithm doing that search for you. i think you just have to swallow hard, do a lot, and realize this is all up to you now. i am not startling for the world that was at all. >> that task of leaving it up to you can be kind of frightening. >> you have to find people you can trust. when you watch cbs or it read the new york times, those were your aggregators. it is not about "here is what i had for
you have to choose your pension plan, your healthcare plan, paper or plastic. you have everything thrown in your lap, and maybe most important is the information you choose to consume. you are what you eat. if you eat nothing but chocolate pudding your entire life, then you can venture out there and very your diet. it is all there. there are so many times when i have spoken in public forums and people will say, why are the media not covering x? how did you find out about that? it was on page 6,...
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steinberg said at the top of the agenda are a water bond, gun control, implementing the new federal healthcare plan and education funding. now, this also means that they can even override a veto of their own democratic governor. republicans said their role will to be hold democrats accountal for their decision. stein berg said they will -- steinberg said they will continue to listen to republican ideas. >> it will be up to the republicans to decide how they want to governp. because in the past, i -- govern. because in the past, i don't think it's unfair to say that they have obstructioned, especially when -- obstructed, especially when it comes to a reasonable balance between living within your means but also having the revenue necessary to fund education necessary. >> reporter: and with this super majority, democrats hope to have a budget passed on time. one thing we asked them about was the repeal of proposition 8 depending upon the decision made by the supreme court and steinberg said he wouldn't pull putting that before voters depending upon what happens with the supreme court. one thing t
steinberg said at the top of the agenda are a water bond, gun control, implementing the new federal healthcare plan and education funding. now, this also means that they can even override a veto of their own democratic governor. republicans said their role will to be hold democrats accountal for their decision. stein berg said they will -- steinberg said they will continue to listen to republican ideas. >> it will be up to the republicans to decide how they want to governp. because in the...
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he says he is willing to talk about deficit reduction, perhaps modest reduction to healthcare spending. as long as it comes with curbing loopholes and tax reductions for wealthier individuals. congress should just do it. back to you. connell: let's bring in dylan glenn. former advisor to george w bush. rich said that republicans have reasons for not having this meeting today. the president is standing back and think i am not negotiating on this and the republicans are all over the map. >> i do not think that this is a big deal. i do not see that as a big issue. what is coming out of this weekend retreat is far more important. connell: i would like to be a fly on the wall for that. >> also what is important is to remember how we got here. he has run trillion dollar deficits for the past four years of his administration. you have to pass a budget in the united states senate. he will be doing his sort of constitution getting a budget up to the congress. this is a challenge. we have to have a clear look at how we can reduce spending in this country. connell: whenever the limit is actually
he says he is willing to talk about deficit reduction, perhaps modest reduction to healthcare spending. as long as it comes with curbing loopholes and tax reductions for wealthier individuals. congress should just do it. back to you. connell: let's bring in dylan glenn. former advisor to george w bush. rich said that republicans have reasons for not having this meeting today. the president is standing back and think i am not negotiating on this and the republicans are all over the map. >>...
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. >> the president could step up tomorrow and issue a national call for qualified mental healthcare workers. if you want to serve your country go be a psychiatrist, a social worker, a psychologist, help these woman on active duty and at the va when they come home. a message from someone like the president on this issue, a call to action we think would go along way. >> reporter: he told mow that as well-intentioned as the department of defense programs are to address this after years of ignoring the issue of suicide they really are like the dutch boy with his finger in the dyke tolding back against a flood of need. there are good resources out there for anyone who feels they maybe in trouble. eyiraq-afghanistan survivors. a lot of these suicides are not just among people who are destroyed from war zones but people who have never been deployed pw-fp. before. they are running into financial problems or personal problems and they are a particular challenge to identify and take care of because they are not in that intensity of combat operations with battle buddies and more people looking out for
. >> the president could step up tomorrow and issue a national call for qualified mental healthcare workers. if you want to serve your country go be a psychiatrist, a social worker, a psychologist, help these woman on active duty and at the va when they come home. a message from someone like the president on this issue, a call to action we think would go along way. >> reporter: he told mow that as well-intentioned as the department of defense programs are to address this after years...
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a new report has just come out on planned parenthood, the woman's healthcare and aeu borings provider received mourn half a billion dollars in taxpayer money last year. i'm martha maccallum. bill: i'm bill hemmer. this report that crossed a short time ago that is planned parenthood received $542 million in government funding and subsidies at the same time their abortion services increased while their cancer screening and prevention services apparently dropped. martha: that has got even a lot of attention this morning. i'm joined by jonah goldberg editor at large of the national review and a fox news contributor. good morning. what is your take on this? put it in perspective for us. >> i think this is one of those things that is going to put planned parenthood back in the crosshairs of washington again at one point soon. mitt romney had one of the great lines from an otherwise not so great campaign, i said i'm not going to spend money tph-pb anything that on anything i don't think i should borrowing from china. we are buying big chunks from china to pay for abortion. whether you're pro
a new report has just come out on planned parenthood, the woman's healthcare and aeu borings provider received mourn half a billion dollars in taxpayer money last year. i'm martha maccallum. bill: i'm bill hemmer. this report that crossed a short time ago that is planned parenthood received $542 million in government funding and subsidies at the same time their abortion services increased while their cancer screening and prevention services apparently dropped. martha: that has got even a lot of...
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i was a democratic aide, and we worked across body lines on veteran bills bills to support military healthcare, they were straight. they were honest. when they said what they wanted to do, one could count on that, and we were very effective together. since then he has been involved with my organization and a strong voice on international issues he's an independent thinker and gives straight talk. that's what we really need in leadership in our country. >> john: please stay here, and we'll welcome joe williams, sam seder, thank you gentlemen great to have you. let me put it out to you. what do you think sam and joe do you think the g.o.p. option opposition to hagel the same as against obama he's soft on iran? >> it's partly that. there is also maybe perhaps some resentment towards hagel for being a little bit of a natural genuine maverick. i'm a he not saying that coincidentally, but this is the republican party trying to set upup the parameters of what the oh obama foreign policy is going to be in the years to come. they're concerned that the obama administration is going to start to take a mo
i was a democratic aide, and we worked across body lines on veteran bills bills to support military healthcare, they were straight. they were honest. when they said what they wanted to do, one could count on that, and we were very effective together. since then he has been involved with my organization and a strong voice on international issues he's an independent thinker and gives straight talk. that's what we really need in leadership in our country. >> john: please stay here, and we'll...